November 2014 TCWT Blog Chain: Being a Teenager

When I first saw this post on Teens Can Write Too, I was extremely excited! A little different from the usual literature-inspired prompts but definitely thought-provoking and very YA, especially since I’ve seen so many YA authors botch it up. I actually did a similar post talking about the expectations vs reality of being a teenager here.

Everyone’s experience is a little different, but I bet everyone’s was at least one part awkward and three parts bizarre and unpredictable.

This month’s chain topic is:

Use pictures and individual words to show what, to you, is the essence of being a teenager.

Losing your vocabulary to slang: a guide to using teen-specific wordage

exaggerating everything

deansomerset.com

OK kk

“that” and “tho” “dat” and “doe”

#truth #TBT #confessions

Is that a thing now?

just kidding jk

emoticons 🙂 😦 😀 😛 o.O >.<

basically shortening everything (totes, fam, APUSH) to the point that it becomes a completely different word

You think ultimate happiness is financial independence, a loft in NYC, a boyfriend/girlfriend, and a BFF.

buzzfeed.com

Spending too much time on social media

angelabooth.com

You’re convinced both of your parents popped out of the womb aged 40. You love them but you see their lives as the definition of ultimate unhappiness (always working, having “no lives” outside family, not owning a single trendy item of clothing)

You’re on top of the world. Bulletproof. Unafraid. Then you’re crashing. Coming down. Utterly depressed. But really, you just want to feel like you’re living.

Physical inconveniences

You don’t know how to love yourself yet so you constantly seek love in other things and other people

quotes.lol-rofl.com

You have a love-hate relationship with basically everything

cupofzup.com

I’m going to close this off by saying that I turn 17 in a month, which means only a year left until I’m not a teenager anymore. And only four until I’m a legal adult. Wow. I think I’m getting pre-nostalgia for my teenage years.

Yesterday I had a conversation about this with one of my friends. She said, “I just realized something! You’re going to be one of those adorable old ladies who try to text your grandchildren with teenage speak!”

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8 responses to “November 2014 TCWT Blog Chain: Being a Teenager”

Ahaha, yes, all the memes and gifs! The cyberspeak too, I suppose, although I confess I stick to proper grammar and punctuation 99% of the time. Emoticons are great for ending sentences though 🙂

And I saw that social media post on Tumblr! It’s an especially relatable post there because they added tag rants for Tumblr and a couple of comments for Reddit, 4chan, etc. But yeah, it’s a great choice for this month’s theme!

I totally get what you mean by the grammar thing! I still use commas and apostrophes when I text! My friends say I have a very distinct style of texting! I think peoples’ texting styles are just as diverse and interesting as their writing styles 😀